surprise release

Avenged Sevenfold frontman says 'The Stage' surprise release wasn't "the greatest plan in the world"

[Photo credit: Instagram] It looks like Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows may be regretting the band's decision to surprise release The Stage. Read More: Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates talks about his newborn son A7X surprise released The Stage, their seventh studio album, back in October. The unexpected drop followed just a few weeks of cryptic […]

Why the rock world embraced the surprise release

The element of surprise ruled in music in 2016. The traditional album release strategy of a single, some interviews, radio play and another single fell by the wayside in favor of elaborate stealth releases. Beyoncé’s Lemonade might have been the most notable, the one that set off real discussion about surprise releasing as a viable […]

Pixies release surprise Gil Norton-produced EP, music video for new single "Indie Cindy"

The Pixies apparently had more new music up their sleeve than just June's “Bagboy.” With little fanfare or forewarning, the band released four brand new songs this morning, on an EP titled EP-1, along with a music video for lead single “Indie Cindy.” EP-1 marks Pixies' first all-new release since 1991's Trompe Le Monde, and was produced by Gil Norton, the […]